On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1936

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	42	.664	--
Indians	69	56	.552	14.0
White Sox	67	59	.532	16.5
Tigers	67	61	.523	17.5
Senators	64	62	.508	19.5
Red Sox	62	65	.488	22.0
Browns	46	79	.368	37.0
Athletics	46	80	.365	37.5

Games

Yankees 6, Tigers 4

Indians 13, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Indians 3

White Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	47	.615	--
Cardinals	73	51	.589	3.0
Cubs	73	51	.589	3.0
Pirates	64	61	.512	12.5
Reds	58	65	.472	17.5
Bees	58	65	.472	17.5
Dodgers	50	73	.407	25.5
Phillies	42	80	.344	33.0

Games

Bees 6, Cubs 4

Reds 12, Dodgers 2

Pirates 7, Giants 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Hughes	5
1	Les Scarsella	5
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	Ernie Lombardi	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Gill	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Red Rolfe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pep Young	5
2	Earl Averill	4
2	Babe Herman	4
4	Odell Hale	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ival Goodman	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Roy Hughes	1
2	Chuck Klein	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Allen	1.22
2	Si Johnson	0.67
3	Charlie Root	0.33
4	Al Smith	0.30
5	Johnny Lanning	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Sugar Cain	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Allen	11
2	Si Johnson	6
3	Charlie Root	4
4	Lefty Gomez	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	Pat Malone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.382
2	Lou Gehrig	.380
3	Joe Medwick	.369
4	Luke Appling	.367
5	Bill Dickey	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Hal Trosky	36
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Mel Ott	27
5	Joe DiMaggio	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	129
2	Lou Gehrig	126
3	Joe Medwick	123
4	Zeke Bonura	116
5	2 tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	29
2	Jake Powell	21
3	Pepper Martin	20
3	Billy Werber	20
5	Roy Hughes	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.46
2	Ben Cantwell	2.82
3	Larry French	2.98
4	Lefty Grove	3.02
5	Danny MacFayden	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	21
2	Carl Hubbell	19
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Vern Kennedy	18
3	Red Ruffing	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	181
2	Dizzy Dean	143
3	Johnny Allen	141
4	Tommy Bridges	132
5	Bobo Newsom	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	9
2	Pat Malone	8
3	Dizzy Dean	7
3	Syl Johnson	7
3	Bob Smith	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.442
2	Cecil Travis	.426
3	Joe Medwick	.422
4	Lou Gehrig	.421
5	Beau Bell	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Gee Walker	4
4	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	19
1	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Cecil Travis	18
4	Augie Galan	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
1	Jake Powell	5
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Roy Hughes	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.42
2	Johnny Broaca	1.45
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.45
4	Harry Kelley	1.50
5	Roy Parmelee	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Johnny Broaca	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	23
2	Johnny Allen	20
3	Dizzy Dean	19
3	Van Mungo	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Dick Coffman	2
1	Frank Gabler	2
1	Pat Malone	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ernie Lombardi	.444
2	Bill Dickey	.440
3	Gee Walker	.416
4	Jake Powell	.414
5	Beau Bell	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Hal Trosky	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Wally Berger	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	33
1	Moose Solters	33
3	Jim Bottomley	31
4	Joe Medwick	30
4	Gee Walker	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	8
2	Skeeter Newsome	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Jake Powell	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.55
2	Danny MacFayden	1.95
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.02
4	Johnny Murphy	2.08
5	Gene Schott	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	6
1	Tommy Bridges	6
1	Larry French	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	47
2	Johnny Allen	42
3	Tommy Bridges	37
3	Dizzy Dean	37
3	Bill Lee	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
4	Peaches Davis	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.374
2	Paul Waner	.368
3	Earl Averill	.364
4	Lou Gehrig	.362
5	Bill Dickey	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Jimmie Foxx	43
3	Hal Trosky	40
4	Mel Ott	29
5	Wally Berger	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	156
2	Joe Medwick	144
3	Lou Gehrig	138
4	Moose Solters	134
5	Jimmie Foxx	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	43
2	Roy Hughes	27
2	Jake Powell	27
4	Pepper Martin	23
5	Billy Werber	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	2.69
2	Larry French	2.72
3	Lefty Grove	3.05
4	Al Smith	3.11
5	Curt Davis	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Dean	27
2	Carl Hubbell	23
3	Tommy Bridges	21
3	Paul Derringer	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	221
2	Dizzy Dean	196
3	Tommy Bridges	168
4	Bobo Newsom	156
5	Johnny Allen	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Brennan	10
2	Dizzy Dean	9
2	Bob Smith	9
4	Oral Hildebrand	8
4	Pat Malone	8